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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH MAY, 1881.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.

HARBOUR OFFICE.

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

1881.

DAY AND

DATE.

HOUR.

BAROMETER.

Attd.

Max.

Min.

WINDS

THERMOMETER.

Dry.

Wet.

0 TO 12.

Direc-

tion.

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours.

BAROMETER.

Attd.

Max.

Min.

Dry.

WINDS

THERMOMETER.

0 TO 12.

Direc-

tion.

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

previous 24 hours.

In inches during

Saturday, 14th

9 30.16 78.0

Noon 30.16 79.0 80.0

76.5 73.0

b.c.

73.0 78.0 74.0

b.c.

May.

3

30.10 | 80.0

78.5 74.5

b.c.

30.00 81.0

30.00 82.0 82.0 72.0 81.0 78.0 E

29.98 82.0

81.5 80.0E

79.5 77.0 E

1

b.c.

2

b.c.

0.00

2 b.c.

Sunday,

9

30.11 79.0

77.5 74.5

b.c.

29.95 81.0

...

15th

Noon

30.09 82.0 83.0 75.0 81.075.0

b.c.

29.96 83.0 84.0

79.578.0 E

74.081,5 79.0] W

b.c.

...

1 b.c.

0.00

May.

3

30.02 82.0

81,0 75.5

b.c.

29.91 84.0

---

83.0 80.0 SW

2

g.l.t.

Monday,

9

30.03 80.0

79.0 76.0

16th

Noon

30.03 80.0 85.0 75.0 77.5 75.0

May.

3

30.01 80.0

79.0 74.0

Tuesday,

17th

May.

9

30.00 77.5

76.0: 74.0

Noon 29.99 80.5 81.0:75.0

79.0 76.0

3

29.94 83.0

81.5 77.0

...

Wednesday,

18th

9

29.97.83.5

Noon

29.97: 85.0 86.0

82.0 76.0

77.5 84.0 79.0

May.

3

29.93 86.0

|85.0 ||

79.0

True wind cannot be registered.

b.c.

29.90 82.0

80.5 79.0 Calm

0

b.c.m.

...

b.c.

29.90 82.0 84.0

74.0 80.0 79.0 Calm

0

b.c.p. 0.14

O.C.

29.90 81.0

78.0 78.0 Calm

0 O.T.

པ་

...

0.c.r.

29.86 81.0

76.0 76.0 E

1

o.r.

b.c.

29.87 82.0 81.0

74.0 81.0 80.0 E

1

b.c.m. 1.28

b.c.

29.84 84.0

83.0 80.0 S

2

g.

---

b.c.

29.84 84.0

83.0 80.0 SW

...

...

b.c.

29.85 85.0 85.0 76.0 84.0 81.0 SW

b.c.

29.83 86.0

86.0 82.0 SW

2 2 2

Thursday, 9

30.01 84.0

83.0 78.5

b.c.q.

29.87 85.0

82.5 80.0 S

19th

May.

Noon

30.01 86.0 87.0 79.5 85.0 80.0

b.c.

29.87 85.0 86.0

78.0 84.0 81.0 S

3

3

3

29.97 86.0

85.0 80.0

b.c.

29.85 84.0

84.0 82.0 SE

co co co

b.c.m.

b.c. 0.06

b.c.

b.c.m.

b.c.m. 0.00

...

3

b.c.m.

Friday, 20th

May,

9

30.09 82.0:

81.0 77.0

b.c.

29.94 84.0

84.0 82.0 Calm

0

b.c.m.

Noon 30.09 86.0 87.0 79.0 85.0 79.0

b.c.

29.92 86.0 86.0

77.0 85.0 82.5 SW

2

b.c. -

0.00

3

30.05 88.0

86.5

79.0

b.c.

29.90 87.0

85.5 83.0 SW

2

b.c.

...

1881.

CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.

VICTORIA PEAK.

HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET..

DAY AND

DATE.

HOUR.

BAROMETER,

THERMOMETER.

WINDS

0 TO 12.

Attd.

Max.

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

Direc-

tion.

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours.

Saturday,

9 29.98 78.0

78.0 74.0 NE

2

14th

Noon 29.99 78.5 79.5 72.5 78.5 74.5 NE

3

May.

3 29.93 78.0

76.0 73.0 ENE

00 00 13

b.c.

b.c. 0.00

3

b.c.v.

BAROMETER.

THERMOMETER.

Attd.

Max.

Min.

Dry.

28.35 71.0

Wet.

0 TO 12.

Direc-

tion.

70.0 69.0 SE

28.36 73.0 73.0 67.0 72.0 70.0 SE

28.30 75.0

WINDS

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

Māryāup sojou! UI

previous 24 hours,

74.0 72.0 S

2 2 2

Sunday,

15th

May.

9 29.93 79.0 -

81.0 76.0 Calm 0

b.c.

28.30 71.0

71.0 70.0 SE

Noon

3

29.93 81.0 83.0 74.0 83.0.78.0: SW 29.86 82.0

2 b.c.

0.00

82.0 77.0 SW

2

b.c.

28.29 73.0 73.0 | 69.0 72.0 71.0 S 71.0 70.0S 28.21 72.0

224

o.p.c.

b.c.

0.00

b.c.

b.c.

b.c.

0.00

0.0.

:

Monday,

16th

May.

Tuesday,

17th

May.

Wednesday, 18th

May.

Thursday,

19th

May.

Friday.

20th

9

29.87 80.0

84.0 80.0 ENE

1

b.c.

28.20 72.0

72.0 71.0 SW

Noon

29.87 81.0 85.0 77.0 79.0 77.0 Calm

0

b.c.

0.03

3

29.84 80.0

73.0 73.0 Calm

0

g.p.

28.19 72.0 72.0 70.0 71.0 71.0 SW 28.14 71.0

71:0 71.0 SW

2 2 3

O.C.

O.C.

0.10

o.c.r.

:

9

29.83: 78.0

76.0 74.0 SSW

9

Noon

3 29.76 84.0

29.8180.0

Noon 29.83 80.0 81.0 74.0 80.0 77.0: SW

79.0 75.0 WSW 3 29.78.81.0

83.0 80.0 WSW

1 0.1.

1 C.

3 C.

28.24 70.0

70.0 70.0 S

4 O.C.r.

***

0.45

1 b.c.

28.19 74.0

28.23 73.0 73.0 69.0 73.0 72.0 S 71.0 71.0 S 28.21 71.0

73.0 73.0 S

45

0.0.

1.85

O.C.

5

o.f.

...

29.82 83.0 85.0.76.0

84.0 81.0 SW

1 b.c. 0.00

84.0 78.0 SE

༞།

b.c.

28.19 74.0 74,0 | 70.0 | 73.0 73.0 SSW 73.0 73.0 SSW 28.14 74.0

4 O.C.

0.00

5

O.C.

9

29.84 81.5.

81.0 78.0|S

4

b.c.

28.22 74.0!

73.0 73.0 S

4 o.f.

...

Noon 29.84 82.5 85.0 76.0 82.0 78.5 S

5

b.c.

0.00 28.21 74.0 74.0 72.0 74.0 74.0 S

:སེ

4

O.C. 0.00

3

29.81-82.5

81.0 78.5 S

3

! b.c.

28.17 74.0

74.0 74.0 S

4

O.C.

:

9

29.92 82.5

82.0 79.0 SE

1

b.c.

28.2974.0

May.

Noon 29.92 83.5 84.5 78.0, 84.0 79.0 SW

3 29.88 84.5

3

84.0 79.5 SW

b.c.v. 0.00

1 b.c.v.

...

73.0 73.0 S 28.29 75.0 75.0 72.0 75.0 75.0 S 75.0 75.0 S 28.2576.0

3

O.C.

2 O.C. 0.00

2 O.C.

STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; e. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain ; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; i. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u, ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).

NOTE:—A bar (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.

Figures to

denote the Force of the Wind.

Description of Wind.

Calm

Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regard« a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship,

12

Light Air

Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gule Storm

Hurricane,

Just sufficient to give steerage way.

With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.

set and clean full would go in smooth-

water...

3 to 4 15 to 6

Royals. &c..

Single Reefs and T. G. Sails

In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.

full and by

Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses

In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail

Bare Poles ........

Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.

Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.

0 to

0

2

10

11

above 80

12

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